2,010 words

The Lizzie Borden trial and 1890s American society

And gave her mother forty whacks. At one point or another, every schoolchild typically hears this small rhyme scheme, whether to accompany a hot-scotch match or as a joke towards the macabre.

~11 min read

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2,170 words

Sounds and awakening in Kate Chopin's The Awakening

Kate Chopin's novel the Awakening (1895) is replete with human and other voices, cacophonous sounds, laughter, sobbing, ambient noise, and beautiful music.

~11 min read

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1,079 words

Real differences in how equality is applied across the United States

When it comes to the principle of equality -- which in this time of political change, of ongoing violence perpetrated by Islamic radicalism, and the uncertainty of what climate change will bring to the people of the earth -- it is simply a concept that has appeal in a philosophical context.

~6 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 705 words

Viral Culture and Media Advertising: Savan, Wasik, and Group Dynamics

Explores how African American vernacular influences advertising and media, examining viral culture through Savan, Wasik, and group polarization theory.

Communications

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,618 words

Postcolonial Feminism in Assia Djebar's Children of the New World

Analysis of how Assia Djebar's novel explores the complex relationship between women, colonialism, nationalism, and feminism in 1950s Algeria.

Literature

~9 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 988 words

Nurse Jackie and the Politics of Nursing in Media

A critical analysis of McHugh's 2012 article on how Nurse Jackie portrays the nursing profession, gender roles, and media representation in popular culture.

Communications

~5 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,858 words

Alice as a Role Model for Young Women in Carroll's Two Novels

Examines Alice from Lewis Carroll's two novels as a role model for young women, exploring her curiosity, identity, body, and resistance to Victorian femininity.

Literature

~15 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 3,750 words

Rhetoric and Race in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Analyzes rhetorical strategies in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, comparing Scout's invitational rhetoric with Atticus's failed traditional persuasion.

Communications

~19 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 2,092 words

Kant vs. Nietzsche: Two Contrasting Views on Morality

Compares Kant's a priori categorical imperative with Nietzsche's genealogical critique, arguing Nietzsche's account better reflects historical and natural reality.

Philosophy

~11 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 1,429 words

Kant and Camus on the Ethics of Suicide Compared

Compares Kant's categorical imperative and Camus's absurdism on suicide, showing how two opposing philosophies reach the same ethical rejection.

Philosophy

~8 min read

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